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Distinctive characteristics in lung cancers could be key to personalized therapies

Melbourne researchers have discovered that the key to personalized therapies for some types of lung cancers may be to focus on their differences, not their similarities.

13 Sep 2019

B cells may play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma

Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Medical University of Vienna have found evidence that B cells might play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma.

13 Sep 2019

Scientists design new model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient's tumor.

13 Sep 2019

Discovery opens up new opportunities to understand the genetics of cancer

University of Delaware molecular biologist Mona Batish and collaborators at Harvard Medical School and University of California, Los Angeles, have identified a new circular ribonucleic acid (RNA) that increases tumor activity in soft tissue and connective tissue tumors.

13 Sep 2019

Study reveals how breast cancer uses exosomes to metastasize to the brain

Metastasizing breast cancers typically seek out the bones, lung, and brain. Brain metastases are especially dangerous; many women survive for less than a year after diagnosis. How is the cancer able to get past the blood brain barrier? And can it be blocked?

13 Sep 2019

Antibiotic-impregnated shunt could prevent hydrocephalus infections, save millions

A new study reported that using shunt tubing impregnated with two common antibiotics is effective in preventing infection after brain surgery to relieve hydrocephalus. This simple but highly effective practice could save millions of pounds, prevent devastating brain damage, and shorten hospital stay and antibiotic use duration.

13 Sep 2019

Mount Sinai awarded $1.7 million to study how bladder cancer affects 'natural killer' cells

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to study how bladder cancer affects certain types of white blood cells called "natural killer" cells, or NK cells, which control and limit tumor growth.

12 Sep 2019

Artificial intelligence helps improve diagnosis of head and neck cancers

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Cancer Consortium have successfully solved a longstanding problem in the diagnosis of head and neck cancers.

12 Sep 2019

Scientists identify molecule that plays key role in determining fate of cells under stress

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a molecule that plays a pivotal role in determining the fate of cells under stress, much like a Roman emperor deciding the fate of gladiators in the coliseum.

12 Sep 2019

Insulin drug could treat glioblastoma

A research team from the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center has found that a compound molecule used for drug delivery of insulin could be used to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive, usually fatal form of brain cancer.

12 Sep 2019

New liquid biopsy test may be more predictive of patient's immunotherapy response

A new liquid biopsy test could detect microsatellite instability (MSI) and tumor mutational burden (TMB), indicating that it could help determine which patients are likely to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

11 Sep 2019

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, a process termed metastasis.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 11 Sep 2019

Non-invasive accurate blood test for prostate cancer

For men, one of the most dreaded moments could be hearing, “We’re not yet sure, but your PSA is high; you’ll have to come for further tests.” This could start a chain of events which ends in the diagnosis of prostate cancer - including a prostate biopsy, and ending in a major surgery for prostate removal.

11 Sep 2019

YCC scientists uncover key to help treat many forms of cancer

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists have uncovered the workings of a metabolic pathway or "gauge" that lets cancer cells detect when they have enough nutrients around them to grow.

11 Sep 2019

Existing drug could be used to treat glioblastoma

11 Sep 2019

Genetic testing may help patients with metastatic breast cancer

Breast cancer is a condition wherein the cells in the breast grow uncontrollably. Breast cancer can spread to the other parts of the body, termed as metastatic breast cancer. It is one of the most aggressive and potentially deadly types of cancer.

10 Sep 2019

Simple blood test found to efficiently, accurately detect aggressive prostate cancer

A new and simple blood test has been found to efficiently and accurately detect the presence of aggressive prostate cancer, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.

10 Sep 2019

Liquid biopsies provide complete picture of genetic alterations linked to cancer drug resistance

Many patients see their tumors shrink in response to a drug, only to have them come back with a vengeance as they evolve to fend off the treatment. Oncologists want to be able to quickly detect cancer drug resistance as it emerges in their patients and identify another drug the tumors will still respond to.

10 Sep 2019

Mutations linked with sensitivity or resistance to immunotherapy in mNSCLC

The relationship between gene alterations and response to anti-PD-L1 with and without anti-CTLA-4 are not well characterized.

10 Sep 2019

Lung-MAP study: Majority of cancer patients don't understand genomic test results

A majority of cancer patients don't understand key aspects of the genomic test results they receive as participants in biomarker-driven clinical trials, according to a first-of-its-kind pilot study conducted under the Lung Cancer Master Protocol.

10 Sep 2019

Tumor News and Research

Distinctive characteristics in lung cancers could be key to personalized therapies

B cells may play an important role in immunotherapy for melanoma

Scientists design new model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine

Discovery opens up new opportunities to understand the genetics of cancer

Study reveals how breast cancer uses exosomes to metastasize to the brain

Antibiotic-impregnated shunt could prevent hydrocephalus infections, save millions

Mount Sinai awarded $1.7 million to study how bladder cancer affects 'natural killer' cells

Artificial intelligence helps improve diagnosis of head and neck cancers

Scientists identify molecule that plays key role in determining fate of cells under stress

Insulin drug could treat glioblastoma

New liquid biopsy test may be more predictive of patient's immunotherapy response

Cell adhesion protein promotes metastasis in breast cancer, study reveals

Non-invasive accurate blood test for prostate cancer

YCC scientists uncover key to help treat many forms of cancer

Existing drug could be used to treat glioblastoma

Genetic testing may help patients with metastatic breast cancer

Simple blood test found to efficiently, accurately detect aggressive prostate cancer

Liquid biopsies provide complete picture of genetic alterations linked to cancer drug resistance

Mutations linked with sensitivity or resistance to immunotherapy in mNSCLC

Lung-MAP study: Majority of cancer patients don't understand genomic test results

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